CBS, NBC Clean Up Bush’s ‘Happy’ Talk
During his August 21 press conference, George W. Bush responded to a question about the Iraq War by saying that “sometimes I’m happy” about the conflict. But many readers and TV viewers never heard the remark, since journalists edited the statement to save Bush any possible embarrassment.
Bush’s unedited comment was as follows:
Q: But are you frustrated, sir?
BUSH: Frustrated? Sometimes I’m frustrated. Rarely surprised. Sometimes I’m happy. [highlighting is mine] This is — but war is not a time of joy. These aren’t joyous times. These are challenging times, and they’re difficult times, and they’re straining the psyche of our country. I understand that.
An Aging Trans Woman 